Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-25

want TO have picnic will crafty them
to their hearts content. This question,
sir, is whether shall help elect Demo
crat 10 the United Stat, Senate or whether
one man shall elect him. 1t is question
whether the ninety-one members Of this
assembly shall elect him or whether one
man shall elect him. II goes futher with
me. 1t Is a question whether that man
agrees with me on one Of the great national
isues of the day. / mean
THE QUESTION OF PROTECTION.
That is an issue that will not down at any
ms bidding, that is the question for me,
sir. But the only reason care to assign
- this assembly why vote as | am going
TO vote is that prefer to vote for DEM
ocrat know than TO vote for one don't
know. l prefer to select my own man in
stead of letting some one else select him for
me-"
Mr. BOwers-"The gentleman has occu-
pied more than five minutes"
Mr. Snyder-"I had forgotten about
there being such au order as that. / am
sorry that | have transgressed on the
rules of the House. have said, perhaps,
all my Republican friends desire to hear
from me. Laughter. | vote for John
son n. Camden"
SENATOR DAWSON:
| "Mr. President, ] desire to change my
vote. | belong to the same district rs the
Senator from MOnOngalia. He was Re-
publican before | was born, but whether
he is better Republican than | AIN now,
in voting for Mr.. Camden, shall leave
the people of the Eleventh district to de-
eide, q district composed of the grand
old counties of Preston aud MonOngalia.
The gentleman says he breaks no plighted
faith in voting for Camden. | say here,
he could not have been elected if we had
known that. Isay the election Of Camden
was 4 square issue in Preston county, and
that the Senator could never have been
elected if we had known he was going to
turn on us in this manner. | say he vio-
lates the confidence OF the Republicans
OF MOnOngalia county and OF the Republi-
cans OF Preston county. | have
always had great respect for my aged
friend, but that he has maCe mistake
this day | have no doubt. That he has
violated the confidence OF the republicans
of Preston, that they have Imposed on him
have no doubt"
MR.. MINEAR-
"Mr. President, desire TO [hange my
vote and in doing 80 / shall endeayOr to
explain myself Whilst l am here as q
Republican from the Tenth Senatorial
district, | feel certain should
not return to my people without
doing as | honestly believe it y my duty
to do in this convention aflfr having
voted ut every joint assembly isr either 4
Republican Or Greenbacker. And now,
sir, desire to change my vote. | vote for
Johnson \. Camden" Cheers
The Presldent-'DOes the Seaator from
Preston desire to change his vOt :"
Mr.. DawsOn-.''I will changeimy vote.
will vote tor Gen. W. II. II. Flick"
THE BALLoTING.
First Ballot Camden Al, Goh'30, Arm
strong IL, Barbee s. Flick 3, Newman /.
Whitaker, Snyder and Minear, Republi-
cans, voted for Camden.
Second Ballot Camden Al, GOh y,
Flick ,, Armstrong :, Birbee u, Faulkner
|, Foreman /, Jackson |, JOhnson |, New
man l. Same Republican vote fof Camden.
Third ballot: Camden A. .GoH 81,
Fiourney T. Barbee >, Quarter 4, Maxwell
,, Newman l. Same Republicans voted
for Camden.
The Democrats held a caucus on the sit
uation tonight They adjourned at l:45,
The general sentiment was that tomorrow
would see Mr.. Camden reelected United
States Senator.
DAWSON WANTS AN INYESTIG ALTON.
Senator Dawson to-day offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which lies over one day
under the rules:
Senate Soint Resolution No. ~, proyid-
my for an investigation and prosecution Of
alleged bribery in the matter of the cleo
tiOn OF n United States Senator.
WHEREAS, 1t is currently charged and
generally believed that improper means
have been used to influence members Of the
Senate in the matter of the election of q
United States Senator, for the term begin
ming the ith OF March, 1897; therefore,
he il
Rcs0ireG by the Senate, the HOUSE Cf Dtte-
gates eOncHrriHg therein:
That the Attorney General of this State
be, and is hereby instructed TO institute
an Investigation of said charges, aud
begin in the proper tribunal such prose
cutiOn or prosecutions as may be necessary
Tor the conviction and punishment of all
persons guilty of the ofiense Aforesaid.
REFUSE To CONFIRM PECK.
The Senate in executive session to-day,
refused by a decided vote to confirm the
appOiDtmCnt of J. f. Peck, Superinten
dent of the Penitentiary, and 0l J. w.
Galiaher q member of the Board. \
motion, however, prevailed to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate refused to
confirm Peck.
RENWOOD BILL DEFEATED.
II. b. No. :, the BenwOOd Charter Bill,
was defeated ia the Senate to-day by . vote
of II To :.
TIE ASYLUM CASE
The House Judiciary Committee report
Ell in reference to the report OF the Com
mittee on the Investigation of the lusaRe
Hospital that they cOncurred in the
recommendation of the removal Of DIR.
Bland, the superintendent of the hospital,
bat that the Legislature had no power to
effect such removal without the consent Of
the Baar,i Of Directors of the institution.
They also recommended the passage of 5.
q. -. together with an amendment pro-
yiding that the term ofOtlice of the present
Board of Directors shall expire ON the first
of March and that the Governor appoint
new Board of Directors.
Dr.. Bland il here, and is urging post
ponement OF action on the report of the
Asylum Investigating Committee until
such time as the Legislature can see and
read the testimony. He claims that the
testimony will Yindicate him and that the
report of the committee Is not warranted
hy the testimony.
The Senate bill changing the name and
extending the rights and powers OF the
Potomac Coal and Railroad Company was
also passed in the House.
The appropriation bill was passed in the
House to-day.
Union LABOR CONVENTION.